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32. When through goods are consigned to the Company's station at Wellington for shipment at the Railway or Glasgow Wharf, the Minister shall perform the shunting from the Company's station free; but for the Company's local traffic may charge the gazetted rates for port traffic, such charges to be in addition to the other rates. 33. The Company shall be responsible for payment of all damages or losses to persons or property occurring on the Company's line, unless such damage or loss is clearly traceable to the negligence or error of any Government servant, or to the defect of any Government stock or appliances. 34. The Government, similarly, shall be responsible for payment of all damages or losses to persons or property occurring on the Government line, unless such damage or loss is clearly traceable to the negligence or error of any of the Company's servants, or to the defect of any of the Company's stock or appliances. 35. The Company's rolling-stock and tarpaulins shall be correctly numbered and lettered to distinguish them from the Government stock, and the Company's wagons shall also be correctly tared. 36. The Company shall pay the Minister for all tickets and stationery issued to the Company's stations. 37. The Minister may at any time cause rolling-stock the property of the Company to be put off the Government trains if defective or dangerous, and may forbid such stock from running on the Government line until such defect or dangerous condition be amended by the Company. In such cases, due notice being given, demurrage will not be chargeable. 38. The Company, similarly, may at any time cause rolling-stock the property of the Government to be put off the Company's trains if defective or dangerous, and may forbid such stock from running on the Company's line until such defect or dangerous condition be amended by the Government. In such cases, due notice being given, demurrage will not be chargeable. 39. The Company shall run one train daily from Wellington to Longburn, and one train daily from Longburn to Wellington, to connect with the Government daily service between Longburn and New Plymouth. 40. The Company shall nominate an officer in charge of its line with whom the Government District Traffic Manager at Wanganui may communicate for the purpose of carrying on the traffic in terms of this agreement. 41. This agreement shall take effect as from the thirteenth day of October, 1902, and shall remain in force for twelve months from that date. As witness my hand this seventh day of October, one thousand nine hundred and two. J. G. Ward, Minister for Railways. The seal of the Company was hereunto affixed, this twenty-second day of September, one thousand nine hundred and two, by order of the Directors, by W. M. Hannay, (1.5.) General Manager of the Company.

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